Pauloff Harbor Village is a federally recognized Aleut Alaska Native tribal entity.[1]
| People | Aleuts |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Sand Point, Alaska, US |
| Government | |
| Chief | George P. Gunderson |
About
editPauloff Harbor Village is headquartered at Sand Point on Popof Island in the Shumagin Islands of the Aleutians East Borough.[2] It is one of three federally recognized Aleut tribes in Sand Point.[3]
The tribe is named after Pauloff Harbor off the coast of Sanak Island. Sanak Island is now unpopulated and the former community of Pauloff Harbor is a ghost town. Sanak Island had been populated by Aleut people until 1828 when Russian colonial administrators displaced the population.[4]
As of 2005, the tribe had 51 enrolled citizens.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pauloff Harbor". Bureau of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Pauloff Harbor Village". Bureau of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "300 Villages: Sand Point". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ Black, Lydia T. Russians in Alaska: 1732-1867. University of Alaska Press, 2004. pp. 199.
- ^ "Alaska Native Villages" (PDF). Government Accountability Office. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
External links
edit- List of Federally Recognized Tribes in the Aleut Region, ANCSA Regional Association